Irvine, Boyd take opening round of Ulster Cyclocross Series, Lurgan Park

Rachel Irvine takes victory in Lurgan Park yesterday at the Ulster Cyclocross Series (Photo: Toby Watson)

Graham
Boyd and Rachel Irvine have taken victory in the opening round of the Ulster
Cyclocross Series, promoted by Apollo CT in Lurgan Park yesterday.

Boyd
(McConvey Cycles) ran out a comfortable winner at the end of the elite men’s
race; crossing the line some 29 seconds clear.

Barry
Kellett of Dromara CC was 2nd, with top road rider Darragh McCarter of Donegal
Bay CC in 3rd place, just 10 seconds further back.

Boyd
got a slightly slower start than some of his rivals in the seven lap event but
he went around the second and third laps faster to put some daylight between
himself and the others.

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And
though Kellett dug in peg him back a little, the gap grew again to bring Boyd
to victory on the day.

In the
elite women’s race Irvine (The Bike House) hit out hard from the start and
built what proved an unassailable lead on the opening two laps.

By the
end of the second lap, of five, she had built a gap of nearly 40 seconds on eventual
runner-up, Judith Russell (Phoenix CC).

And
while Russell shaved some seconds of Irvine’s advantage during the middle part
of the race, Irvine never really looked troubled.

She ran out a convincing winner, by 40 seconds in the end, from Russell, with Trudy Brown of VC Glendale a further 35 seconds back in 3rd place/

Sun, Oct 6th: Ulster Cyclocross Series

Lurgan Park

Promoted by Apollo CT

Elite Men’s Race

  1. Graham BOYD McConvey Cycles Senior 56:17
  2. Barry KELLETT Dromara Cycling Club M40 56:46
  3. Darragh MCCARTER Donegal Bay Cycling Club Senior 56:56
  4. Alan BINGHAM Newry Wheelers CC M40 57:23
  5. Kevin MCKINNEY Armagh City Cyclists Senior 59:17
  6. Paul MCCARTER Donegal Bay Cycling Club M40 59:19
  7. Barry CONVERY Newry Wheelers CC M40 59:29
  8. Dominic MCCARTAN Apollo Cycling Team M50-M60 59:45
  9. Jj CONWAY Harps CC M40 1:00:45
  10. Mark JOHNSTON Kinning Cycles Senior 1:01:00
  11. Christian NACHTIGALL Phoenix CC M40 1:01:28
  12. Aureliusz KLUS Stamullen RC Senior 1:01:29
  13. Johnny TAYLOR Carn Wheelers M40 1:01:50
  14. John BOGUES Phoenix CC M50-M60 1:01:51
  15. Barry RUSSELL Carn Wheelers M40 1:02:06
  16. Jason HENRY Inspired Cycling M40 1:02:07
  17. Eugene CLARKE Bann Valley Road Club M40 1:02:08
  18. David O'NEILL Inspired Cycling M40 1:02:14
  19. Dean BURNSIDE Island Wheelers Senior 1:02:26
  20. Kyle FISHER Lakeland Espoirs 1:02:56

Elite Women’s Race

  1. Rachel IRVINE The Bike House CC Females (S) 47:23
  2. Judith RUSSELL Phoenix CC Females (M) 48:03
  3. Trudy BROWN VC Glendale Females (M) 48:38
  4. Gill SMITH Unattached Females (M) 49:29
  5. Diane WILSON Dromara Cycling Club Females (M) 50:35
  6. Maia SIMMONS The Bike House CC Females (J) 52:50
  7. Martina HAWKINS Dromara Cycling Club Females (M) 53:28
  8. Lauren GARVEY Armagh Down CC Females (S) 53:35
  9. Julie REA Phoenix CC Females (M) 54:06
  10. Maria MCALLISTER Island Wheelers Females (J) 54:23

B Race

  1. Pj HYNES Cuchulainn CC 45:44
  2. Benny SMYTH Armagh Down CC 45:54
  3. Jamie GREGG Dromore CC 45:56
  4. Colin DEANE Unattached 46:07
  5. Tomas KNAPCOK Clogher Valley Wheelers 46:13
  6. Paul HAMILTON Dromara Cycling Club 46:47
  7. Richard COWAN Dromara Cycling Club 46:52
  8. Mark MALONE Phoenix CC 46:52
  9. Matthew SINTON Portadown Cycling Club 46:53
  10. Mark GORDON Newry Wheelers CC 47:15
  11. Peter MCBRIDE Banbridge CC 47:53
  12. Brian KELLETT Dromara Cycling Club 48:11
  13. Darren MCCANN Dromara Cycling Club 48:17
  14. Bryan GAFFNEY Team Cavan Racing 48:23
  15. Neil MCCARTAN Dromore CC 48:43
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